Bull Trend Intact for Gold
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/1/12)
"'On the monthly chart, the bull trend remains intact, with uptrend support at $1,594/oz and resistance at $1,790/oz, the previous high,' says technical analyst Russell Browne at Scotia Mocatta." More >

QE3 Is Here, Where Next for Gold?
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (10/1/12)
"We believe this will push gold above its record highs set in 2011 and are confident of the yellow metal's upside." More >

Ivory Coast Says It May Negotiate Gold Tax Rate
Source: Reuters, Joe Bavier  (10/1/12)
"Ivory Coast is open to discussing with miners the rate of a proposed windfall tax on gold profits but will not back away from the levy meant to capitalize on soaring world prices for the metal, the country's mines minister said on Monday." More >

Indonesia Digs Hole for Itself with New Mining Laws
Source: Reuters, Fergus Jensen and Neil Chatterjee  (10/1/12)
"The most dramatic effect of the new rules has been on mineral exports, which surged as companies fought to beat a May 6 export tax deadline and plunged thereafter." More >

Nevada: The Next American Gold Rush
Source: Visual Capitalist  (10/1/12)
"Gold is now what's drawing miners to the Silver State." More >

Investing in Oil: Five Questions to Ask the Management
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (10/1/12)
"Most of these answers can be found in the middle of the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) in quarterly financial statements." More >

Commodity Stocks: Improving Returns with No Extra Volatility
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (10/1/12)
"When looking at measures such as correlation, performance and risk, two indexes can have very different effects on a portfolio's results." More >

Last Call for Cheap Gold
Source: Brittany Stepniak, Wealth Daily  (9/30/12)
"While the investment climate remains challenged in South Africa due to concerns for future political stability, gold investors with physical coins and bullion are guaranteed to see some enormous returns in the aftermath of the strikes." More >

Gold Stocks or Apple: Which Holds a Place in Your Portfolio?
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (9/28/12)
"Would you choose gold because of the macroeconomic factors supporting the rise of the precious metal or do you put your money on Apple because of its overwhelming popularity?" More >

Play Rising Silver Prices with These ETFs
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (9/28/12)
"Silver ETFs outperformed gold ETFs, despite investors usually preferring the yellow metal." More >

John Stephenson's Predictions for Avoiding an Economic Crash
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (9/28/12)
While the markets have been on edge for the past year or so and have left most investors bewildered as to what to do next, portfolio manager and author John Stephenson thinks that the course is set for higher gold prices. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Stephenson explains why he thinks we will avoid a worldwide economic crash and how the continuing QEs and foreign government bailouts will push more investors into the gold and mining share markets as gold moves above $2,000/ounce. He also talks about some of his favorite gold mining names that should be good vehicles to profit from this move. More >

The Intermarket Explanation for Coming Gold Bubble
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (9/28/12)
"While some of the newly created money and debt will find its way into gold, the biggest inflows into gold will come from other markets and particularly bonds." More >

Gold in Euros Sets New High as Crisis Escalates
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/28/12)
"Gold prices hovered near seven-month highs, above $1,780/oz, for most of Friday morning's London trading, while stocks failed to hold early gains after analysts interpreted Spain's budget as 'laying the groundwork' for a formal bailout." More >

Gold Prices Heading for $2,000/oz This Year
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (9/28/12)
"The stage is now set for gold prices to gain some traction and challenge its all-time high." More >

Three Top Resource Stock Picks from Geologist Brent Cook
Source: The Globe and Mail  (9/28/12)
"A global rush toward currency debasement suggests precious metal prices are more likely to rise than fall over the foreseeable future. Cook highlights three top picks, including Lydian International." More >

A Good ETF to Play Silver Miners
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Intelligence  (9/28/12)
"There's a product that has come to market recently that does offer investors some semblance of sector-level performance for silver stocks: the Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL)." More >

South African Mine Strikes to Have Limited Impact on Gold Prices
Source: Kitco News, Alex Létourneau  (9/27/12)
"Gold prices are likely to receive only limited support from the labor unrest in South Africa, as the yellow metal's price is being underpinned by other factors, metals analysts said Thursday." More >

Steve Cochrane Finds Value in Far-Flung Locales
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (9/26/12)
There's a point in a country's emergence where the perceived risk by investors doesn't correspond with the real risk, says Steve Cochrane, an investment adviser with Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. When that divergence occurs, it's the best opportunity to invest. Cochrane sees such a divergence right now in Cambodia, a land with vast untapped resources. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he talks about how investors can profit from Cambodia's entrance onto the world economic stage, as well as promising companies in far-flung locales. More >

Gold Will Break Previous High in Near Term: Brien Lundin
Source: JT Long and Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (9/26/12)
Brien Lundin expects money printing by the Federal Reserve to raise gold above its $1,920/oz high, and as editor and publisher of Gold Newsletter, he considers it his job to show people how to profit. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Lundin explains why he believes it is time to be aggressive in equity positions and names companies that could benefit the most from the coming leg up. More >

Silver Prices: Much More to This Rise Than a QE3 Rally
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (9/26/12)
"Here's why the silver bull party is still going strong. . ." More >

How Gold Has Measured Currency Performance Since 1971, When It Became a 'Barbarous Relic'
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (9/26/12)
"Currency market changes leave room for gold and silver to act as that measure of value, as currencies fall against them." More >

Advice from Bank Analysts: Buy the Dips in Gold and Silver
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (9/26/12)
"Gold dipped beneath $1,760/oz for the third time this week in London on Wednesday morning, gaining against the euro and sterling as those currencies fell faster and rising back towards last week's new all-time high versus the Swiss franc." More >

Orbite to Milk Fly Ash for Rare Earth
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (9/26/12)
"Orbite Aluminae takes aim at fly ash with a process that can extract aluminum and rare earths from atypical sources--economically." More >

China Crackdown to Support Rare Earths Prices
Source: Reuters, Eric Onstad  (9/26/12)
"A crackdown on small, inefficient rare earth producers in China is likely to further restrict supply from the world's biggest producer of the minerals and support weak prices." More >

The Great Graphite Supply Shakeup: Simon Moores
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Critical Metals Report  (9/25/12)
Investors who remember the lithium boom (and bust) a few years ago may be twice shy to enter a space with big upside potential tied to electric vehicles. But the parallels between graphite and lithium are superficial, insists Simon Moores, analyst with Industrial Minerals. Graphite, unlike lithium, supplies layers of demand, with reliable end-users in the steel industry. Meanwhile, China's production lull is making way for market entrants. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Moores profiles graphite miners around the world competing for the market's attention. More >